Look for the small, *tipsy man in green
he’ll be guarding his pot of gold
under a brilliant rainbow
a shamrock in his hat
a song in his heart
the leprechaun
keeper of
Irish
gold
© Colleen Chesebro (Nonet) kigo words: shamrock, Leprechaun, & rainbow
*Willow sent me a link that says the Cluricauns were the drunks, not the leprechauns! https://lordsofthedrinks.org/2015/05/14/cluricauns-the-mean-drunken-cousins-of-leprechauns-in-irish-folk-tales/
- Four leaf clover lore: In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote, “If a man walking in the fields finds any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing.” This is where the idea came from that a four leaf clover brought good luck.
- A four-leaf clover is a rare variation of a common three-leaf clover. Scientists are unsure if the cause for the variation is genetic, environmental, a mutation or all of the above. If the cause is environmental — like soil composition or pollution — that may be the reason one field may have several lucky clovers.
- The Shamrock: According to Irish lore, the leaves of a four-leaf clover stand for faith, hope, love, and luck.
- According to Irish legend, the ancient Druids believed that carrying a three-leaf clover helped them see evil spirits so they would be able to escape them. They also used clovers to heal the sick and in religious rituals.
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The above facts are from ThoughtCo.com. DiLonardo, Mary Jo. “17 Things You Didn’t Know About Shamrocks.” ThoughtCo, Jul. 21, 2023, thoughtco.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-shamrocks-4863451.
a lucky shamrock—
magical four-leaf clover
rabbit food for thought
© Colleen Chesebro (haiku) kigo words: shamrock, four-leaf clover
🪻 Colleen Chesebro, Author & Poet 🪻 
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